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Temperatures at or above the century mark are a rarity in Chicago. The last time O’Hare International Airport, the city’s official recording site, experienced a temperature of 100 degrees or higher was July 6, 2012 — more than a decade ago. There have only been 65 days, when looking back through more than 136 years of data kept by the National Weather Service, that have logged triple-digit .
It’s getting hot out there. Already this year, people in Thailand, India, Puerto Rico and even Portland, Ore., have experienced record high temperatures, straining power grids and public health. To